the humans and farm owners. Flashcards
(5 cards)
who is mr pilkington?
Mr. Pilkington owns Foxwood, a neighboring farm.
The narrator tells us that he’s “an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season”
who does mr pilinkgton represent?
Mr. Pilkington is a symbol for the West (the U.S. and U.K.) and his quarrelsome neighbour is Germany (Frederick)
Both Pilkington and Frederick are worried that revolutionary spirit might spread to their own animals: Pilkington calls it a “terrible wickedness” to keep his animals in place
what do pilkington and frederick worry about for their own farms?
Both Pilkington and Frederick are worried that revolutionary spirit might spread to their own animals: Pilkington calls it a “terrible wickedness” to keep his animals in place
who is mr frederick?
Mr. Frederick owns the neighboring farm of Pinchfield.
he’s “a tough, shrewd man, perpetually involved in lawsuits and with a name for driving hard bargains”
what is the rumour he states about the farm animals (frederik)?
At first, Frederick is a little worried that the Rebellion will spread to other farms, so he goes on the attack by spreading rumors that the
“animals there practiced cannibalism, tortured one another with red-hot horseshoes, and had their females in common”